Originally aired May 28, 2024
Co-hosted by the Security and Sustainability Forum, Club Climate Europe, and George Washington University’s Environmental and Energy Management Institute, this panel explores the European Union’s hydrogen strategy and its ambitious goals for a climate-neutral Europe.
Panelists examine the EU’s policy framework for green hydrogen, infrastructure challenges and bottlenecks, hydrogen’s role in the broader energy transition, and investment pathways — drawing on modeling, policy analysis, and real-world experience from across Europe.
Sami Rtimi
President, Club Climate Europe; Director of Innovation and Technology, Global Institute for Water, Environment and Health; European Climate Pact AmbassadorSami Rtimi is President of Club Climate Europe and Director of Innovation and Technology at the Global Institute for Water, Environment and Health in Geneva, Switzerland. He also serves as a European Climate Pact Ambassador, working at the intersection of climate policy, innovation, and international cooperation.
Bernd Weber
Founder and Managing Director, EPICO KlimaInnovationBernd Weber is the founder and managing director of EPICO KlimaInnovation. He previously founded and led the European Energy Lab 2030, an agile energy policy think tank that brought together 60 experts from politics, business, and science to advance clean energy transition strategies.
Olivier Bahn
Director, Group for Research in Decision Analysis (GERAD), HEC Montreal; Co-Director, E3 HubOlivier Bahn is Director of the Group for Research in Decision Analysis (GERAD) at HEC Montreal and Co-Director of the E3 Hub. He is a member of the EDDEC Institute and specializes in modeling the global potential of hydrogen and other clean energy technologies using integrated assessment approaches.
Pierre Laboue
Head of International Relations, French HydrogenPierre Laboue is Head of International Relations at French Hydrogen. He previously worked in academia, with French public administrations, and as a country editor for The Energy Year, bringing a multi-sector perspective to European hydrogen diplomacy and policy.
Lukas Satkauskas
Chief Analyst of Renewable Energy, Lithuanian Ministry of EnergyLukas Satkauskas serves as Chief Analyst of Renewable Energy at the Lithuanian Ministry of Energy, where he tracks and shapes national and EU-level renewable energy policy, with a focus on hydrogen and the broader clean energy transition in the Baltic region.
Edward Saltzberg (Moderator)
Executive Director, Security & Sustainability ForumEd Saltzberg is the Executive Director of the Security and Sustainability Forum, where he leads conversations with global leaders on the intersection of environmental sustainability, security, and long-term resilience.
